Greek and World Theatre: Drama, Performance, Education

A. Master's Thesis in the specialization: "Drama and Performance"
The master’s thesis in the specialization "Drama and Performance" draws its subject from the areas examined in the courses of the programme and may have a theoretical or practical character.
The choice of topic and research methodology should ensure the originality and general research contribution of the dissertation, based on current methodological approaches to drama, stage practice and the various interconnections between them. More specifically, the diploma thesis in the specialization "Drama and Performance" can receive:

• the form of a theoretical or historical approach to its subject (following, for example, the analysis of important theories of dramaturgy, the compilation of performance databases, the reconstruction of a historical performance or the repertoire of a company or a theatrical group,the analysis and documentation of sources related to the transfer of a (theatrical) text on stage, the search of archives for the identification of untreasured texts and their publication through scientific methods, archival research in areas related to theatrical life, the comparative approach of texts and performances from the field of Greek and international contemporary and older dramaturgy, etc.),
• include the combined form of theoretical approach and practical application of a topic related to the direction (such as, for example, the identification of the historical and methodological course followed during the dramaturgical processing of a text and its staging on stage),
• be based on the conduct of an original dramaturgical and/or dramatic work in the field of theatrical practice (if this work can be documented as accompanied by corresponding theatrical research).

Word limit: The word limit is set at 30,000 words + 5,000/7,000 words for appendices including indexing, recording and/or presenting practical and research material. If the thesis includes a practical – in addition to the purely research – part, then along with the main part of the M.A.Thesis, the material documenting the student's practical work (such as the audiovisual medium of the performance, the dramaturgy book, the directing guide, etc.) must be included.

B. Master's Thesis in the specialization: "Theatre Didactics"
The M.A. thesis in the specialization "Didactics of Theatre" draws its topic from the areas examined in the courses of the Master’s and may be theoretical or practical. The choice of topic and research methodology should ensure the originality and particular importance of the dissertation, based on current methodological approaches relevant to research of applying theatre and drama to all educational levels.
More specifically, an M.A. thesis in the specialization "Theatre Didactics" may take the form of a theoretical or historical approach (analysis of theories, sources, texts, archival research, historical, comparative approach, literature review, etc.), the combined form of theory and practice of the subject, through teaching interventions or conducting research in the school or other educational environments (experimental, quantitative, qualitative research, etc.), or through research (methodological issues) of practical applications in the field of theatre / drama in education with theoretical and practical content ("Practice as Research").
Word limit: 30,000 + 5,000/7,000 words for appendices for indexing, recording and/or presenting practical and research material.

C. Master's Thesis in the specialization: "Theatrical translation and creative writing"
The M.A thesis in the specialization "Theatrical translation and creative writing" draws its topic from subjects approached in the courses of specialization and can be purely theoretical or combine theory and practice. The thesis should be based on theoretical elaborations, methodological approaches and research practices in the cognitive areas of theatrical translation and creative writing and constitute an original contribution to the relevant research.
Indicatively, a thesis in this specialization may take the following forms:

• Theoretical approach to one or more issues, with reference to case studies.
• Historical and/or comparative approach to phenomena and texts.
• Quantitative and/or qualitative research on one or more phenomena.
• Annotated bibliography.
• Translation of a dramatic or theoretical text, with appropriate theoretical/methodological documentation.
• Writing (and presentation on a case-by-case basis) of an original theatrical text, with relevant documentation.
• Adaptation/dramatization of narrative, poetic, essay and other text, with appropriate documentation and presentation on a case-by-case basis.

The word limit is set at 30,000 words, excluding appendices, but including footnotes and bibliography, plus 5,000/7,000 words for appendices for indexing, recording and/or presenting practical and research material.

Submission and evaluation
In each thesis is submitted for evaluation, the author is obliged to indicate whether he or she has used the views of others. Papers that are products of plagiarism, i.e. based on copying someone else's work without specific reference to it, according to international academic
standards, are mandatorily graded with zero (0). Plagiarism as a misdemeanor, depending on the case, and can even lead to the deletion of candidates.
Every postgraduate student is also obliged to submit to the Secretary of the Department before the viva, a solemn declaration stating the following: "I declare responsibly that I am the author of this original M.A. thesis and that I have mentioned any sources from which I used data, ideascor words, whether they are exactly mentioned or paraphrased".
For the thesis to be approved, students must defend it (viva) before the examination committee (par. 4, art. 34, Law 4485/2017). For the support of a Master's thesis until the 30th of June thegraduation date is the 31st of May, for the support of a thesis until the 30th of September the graduation date is the 30th of June and for the support of a thesis until the end of February the graduation date is until the 30th of September. The committee evaluates and scores on a scale from zero (0) to ten (10), with a minimum pass score of five (5). The Examination Committee may refer the M.A. thesis for corrections or explanations by decision. The final evaluation of the Master's Thesis is made by the above Committee. Approval requires the agreement of two-thirds (2/3) of the members of the Committee. The final minutes of the Examination Committee are signed by all present members, while a separate document with the signatures of the
members of the committee who vote positively is incorporated into the text of the Master's Thesis. The approved Master's Thesis, after the completion of any corrections proposed by the Committee, is submitted to the library in two copies, one (1) bound form and one (1) copy cd in pdf format and, in addition, one (1) cd copy in pdf format to the Secretariat. In case the M.A. Thesis is considered unsatisfactory, then the attendance of the Programme ends and the postgraduate student does not obtain the Master's Degree but receives a certificate of successful attendance of the courses.
The M.A. theses, if approved by the examination committee, must be posted on the website of the Department http://www.theatre.uoa.gr (art. 34, par. 5 of Law 4485/17).
Also, the M.A. thesis is submitted electronically to the Digital Repository "PERGAMOS", in accordance with the decisions of the Senate of the National and Kapodistrian University of Athens